| 100% | ELEMENTS | 8 | Earth, wind, water, and fire are four of these |
| 70% | ELEMENTS | 8 | There are four of them; air, water, fire and earth |
| 54% | AIR | 3 | One of the four classical elements, along with fire, earth, and water |
| 42% | COOKIE | 6 | With 36-Across, mass-produced ... and what each of four black squares in this puzzle is? |
| 42% | EID | 3 | This could be "___ al-Adha" and falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, lasting for four days |
| 42% | THREE | 5 | First digit of this puzzle's subject, whose next four digits are the number of rows and then columns of the grid |
| 41% | FRED | 4 | Actor Willard of "This Is Spinal Tap" and "A Mighty Wind" |
| 41% | HORSEMEN | 8 | It's said four of these will bring the apocalypse |
| 41% | EMPEDOCLES | 10 | Greek philosopher and scientist who held that the world is composed of air, fire, earth and water |
| 41% | YOUREMISSINGOUT | 15 | "That's a lost opportunity," and what can be said to the writer of four clues in this puzzle |
| 40% | ELEMENTS | 8 | Earth, wind and fire |
| 40% | PARTINGSHOT | 11 | End of a testy exchange, and what can be found four times in this puzzle, thanks to four black squares |
| 40% | DONUT | 5 | Treat whose varieties appear at the starts of four long answers and are represented a dozen times in this puzzle |
| 40% | SEPTEMBER | 9 | Earth, Wind & Fire sang about this month |
| 40% | WATERWAYS | 9 | Rivers and canals are examples of these |
| 40% | MONSTERS | 8 | Krakens and minotaurs are examples of these |
| 40% | NETWORKS | 8 | VPN and LAN are types of these |
| 40% | POKER | 5 | Cincinnati and lowball are versions of this |
| 40% | ACRONYM | 7 | Sonar and laser are examples of this |
| 40% | SAUSAGE | 7 | Chorizo and bratwurst are types of this |
| 40% | MUSICAL | 7 | Evita and Cats are types of this |
| 40% | AIR | 3 | Earth, fire, water, and ___ |
| 40% | ACITYONAHILL | 12 | Metaphor for America's standing as a beacon of hope, and what can literally be found four times in this puzzle |
| 39% | POWERPUFF | 9 | Bubbles and Buttercup are two of these girls |
| 39% | CANYONS | 7 | Biggest of these are Grand and Fish River |
| 39% | MISTRESS | 8 | Mrs and Miss are abbreviations of this word |
| 39% | CHEESE | 6 | Brie and camembert are types of this food |
| 39% | OPEC | 4 | Iran and Iraq are members of this group |
| 39% | SWIMSUIT | 8 | Tankinis and bikinis are versions of this item |
| 39% | CHINESE | 7 | Mandarin and Cantonese are forms of this language |